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Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election
Deborah Cameron
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Description for Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election
Hardback. Num Pages: 149 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGA; CFGR; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women and their male colleagues, as well as between the women themselves; it also discusses the way gender - and its relationship to language - was taken up as an issue in media coverage of the campaign.
Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women and their male colleagues, as well as between the women themselves; it also discusses the way gender - and its relationship to language - was taken up as an issue in media coverage of the campaign.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
329g
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137587510
SKU
V9781137587510
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Deborah Cameron
Deborah Cameron is Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University. She has been an active researcher in the field of language and gender studies since 1985, and her previous publications include The Myth of Mars and Venus (2007), On Language and Sexual Politics (2006) and Feminism and Linguistic Theory (1992). Sylvia Shaw is Senior Lecturer in English Language ... Read more
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